1. To speed up the processing of blood draws:
FEATURED TEAM: Laboratory, Anaheim Medical Center Doing blood work in time for morning rounds
WHAT THEY DO:
To speed up the processing of blood draws:
RESULTS:
Between August and November 2010, blood work was processed by 9 a.m. 93 percent of the time, up 20 points from when the project started in February
Lab assistants pick up blood specimens on the 6th and 7th floors of the hospital at 6 a.m., rather than having a runner deliver them.
Lab assistants drop off specimens every half-hour throughout the day, instead of a runner delivering them.
Clinical lab scientists from other lab department help process blood in the morning.
Clinical lab scientists start work at 6 a.m. instead of 9 a.m. on the weekends.
Read more about the teams work and other successful practices on the Labor Management website,